Elevator for aerial vessels.



I A. HORTON. ELEVATOR FOR AERIAL VESSELS. APPLIOATIZON FILED NOV. 11, 1911.

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a a g a 4 d 5 o L? "intense? 1 a To' all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ALEXANDER a subject of the King of England, at 38 Marmion road, Portsmouth,

HORTON, residing England,

have-invented certain new and useful Improvements Relating. to Elevators for Aerial Vessels; of which the following is a specification.

- This invention relates to elevators for aerial and other'vessels and refers to an-improvpd means-of actuating suchelevators by \vhic i the elevator plane orplanes are well under control and in which they are'held perfectly rigid in all positions. I

" In carrying outlmy invention I attach to the corners of the elevator plane suitable stays which pass to a sliding piece adapted to slide-alonghn arc-shaped guide. The curvature of the arc is such that it is struck from the center, of rotation of theelevator plane. Suitable means are provided for enabling the pilot to alter the position of the sl'idingpart and thus control the position of the plane. And in order that my said invention maybe better understood I will now. proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawing accompanying this specification which shows "by way of example one method of carrying my aforesaid invention into practice.

Figure 1 is 'a part sectional elevation of an elevator constructed according to my in vention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a portion of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan of Fig. 1. The same letters of reference are employed to denote the same parts in all the views z' a is an elevator.plane suitably pivoted to the supporting plane 6, said plane 6 being suitably cut away at the front thereof to p.er--

mit of movement of the elevator plane a (see Fig. 3).

c are stays attached to the corners of the elevator plane a. These stays are united to a sliding piece at, which is adapted to slide.

along an arc-shaped guide'e. The curvature -of the guide 6 is such that it. forms an arc of a circle struck from f,-.which is the center of rotat iori eif the elevator plane a.

The piece d is set in various positions on s atues-Foe iAERIA'L te ms;

I p Specification ofLettersPateiit. Pa ented Nov. 19,1912. Application filed November 11, 1911:. Serial no. 659,771;

a v i the guide 6 in order to actuate the elevator plane a by meansof the cables g h, the cables passing over suitable guide pulleys-f m is a handle for operating the drums 71:.

When it is required to alter the angle of inclination of the elevator plane a it is simply necessary to turn the handle m in the required direction which causes the sliding piece (Z to be drawn-into the retpaired position on the" guide 6, carrying with it the stays 0 which set the elevator plane a in the required position. Owing to the construction of stays extending to the corners of this planea it is held perfectly rigidly in all positions.

$tates of America is 1. The combination with a supporting plane. of an aeroplane, ofan' elevator plane horizontally pivoted on said supporting'plan'e; an. arcuate guiding member rigidly mounted on the aeroplane and having its center coaxial with the pivotal axis of the elevator plane; a member-slidably mounted on'said 'arcua'te member; stays connecting said slidable. member with said elevator plane; and means connected with the slidable member for moving the same to actuate the elevator plane, substantially as described.

2. The combination "with a supporting 230' plane' of an aeroplane, of an elevator plane horizontally pivoted on said supporting plane, said supporting plane being cut away at the front portion thereof to' allow of V movement of the elevator plane; an arcuate'.85 guiding member rigidly mounted on the aeroplane" and having its center co-axial with the pivotal axis of the elevator plane;

' a member slida-bly mounted 'on said arcuate member; stays connecting said slidab-le mem her with said elevator plane; and .means connected with" the slidaible member for moving the same toactuate the elevator plane, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a supporting plane of an aeroplane, of an elevator plane horizontally pivoted on" said supporting plane; an arcuate guiding member rigidly at ent of the United What I'claimas invention and desire o5? said slidable member with said elevator plane; cords attached to said slidable memher; and a pair of drums journaled 0n the aeroplane having said cords oppositely wound thereon whereby to actuate the elevator plane, substantially as described. 10 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses. ALEXANDER HORTON.

\Vitnesses:

L. SIMMONDS, T. O. RowLEY. 

